Mind Over Matter: Taking Control Of Your Mental Health With Quality Habits

The Breathing Edge with Shane and Angelina Saunders Podcast

“If you can get your body back on track, your mind will follow.”That quote pretty much sums up the point of this episode. It’s a ‘feel good episode’. Literally!The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your habits and if your mental health isn’t optimal, the most important thing you can do is to develop physical habits that create the chemicals that make you feel good - dopamine and the like.Cognitive approaches, such as therapy help for sure, but the things that will move the needle most and get you feeling good about life, and about yourself, are pretty simple: Sunlight, breathing, hydration and movement.Even if you don’t think you have mental health issues, make a habit of getting more of these in your life and everything will change for the better. That’s our promise to you...Episode highlights:What is a habit?Shifting from mental health issues to mental habitsUnderstanding what makes a habit - the release of the feel-good hormone dopamineAngie’s personal experience with anxiety and postnatal depressionEmotional and behavioural ‘disorders’A 3-step framework to followAddressing the body first - getting your circadian rhythm back on trackGrounding yourself by getting out for a walk in the morning sunlightForming quality habits and routinesBoosting the health of the cells in your bodyBreathing to relax through anxiety and depressionRe-coding your brain - rebalancing your hormones and changing your beliefs Useful Links: Angelina Saunders LinkedInShane Saunders LinkedInBreathe Me InstagramBreathing Edge Facebook Group Breathe Me Facebook